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Season desk

What is moving.
What is not.

Mango windows, khaad booking, and policy that changes a quote. Trade-fair photography will sit here when we have it. Until then this is the public log the exports desk and the agri-desk actually work from.

September 2026

Mango season

White Chaunsa closes the 2026 mango year

Sindhri and Anwar Ratol are finished. Regular Chaunsa is in its last weeks. White Chaunsa (Nawab Puri) is the remaining export variety through September. New-season pre-bookings for 2027 open 1 January — Sindhri allocation historically fills by mid-March.

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September 2026

Khaad

Rabi DAP booking window is open

Wheat sowing in the Multan belt starts late October. DAP and zinc should be on the farm before the first drill passes — not bought the morning of. Rate-lock at 20% advance holds the call-time figure for 14 days. WhatsApp bag count and tehsil.

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July 2026

Policy

Wheat-grain exports remain prohibited

USDA GAIN (July 2026) and subsequent domestic coverage: commercial wheat-grain exports from Pakistan are still banned, and unofficial flour movement to Afghanistan is disrupted. We are not quoting FCL wheat. Certified wheat seed for rabi remains on sale in Multan.

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May–August 2026

Exports

Mango program: Sindhri then Chaunsa, APHIS route unchanged

USA-bound mango still transits Dubai for irradiation. Gulf and UK programs ship direct reefer from Karachi. Phytosanitary, hot-water treatment, and Halal travel with every consignment. Copies go to the buyer 48 hours before the B/L.

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2025

Company

Zarkaar Group (Pvt.) Ltd. registered

Exports, FFC fertilizer, Punjab Seed Corp seed, and ICI Wanda feeds consolidated under Malik Muneeb Altaf as Founder & Chief Executive. Same Shesha Basti Talab address the family has used for three generations.

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2015

Milestone

First commercial mango export — UAE Chaunsa

One 40-foot reefer of Multan Chaunsa. The Gulf program grew from that container. The orchard and the packhouse protocol are the same family operation, now with NPPO and APHIS-grade paperwork around it.

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1990s–2010s

Local

FFC, Punjab Seed Corp, then ICI Wanda

The kissan counter predates the export letterhead. Authorised FFC dealership, then certified seed, then Wanda — stacked in the same warehouse the export cartons leave from.

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Press and partnership

We do not run a separate media office. Email info@zarkaaragri.com with the outlet, the deadline, and whether you need the Multan warehouse, the packhouse, or a founder quote. Warehouse visits are Monday–Saturday, 9:00–19:00 PKT, by appointment.

Get in touch

Ready when you are.

Whether you're importing a container of Sindhri or buying a single bag of Sona DAP — we're one call away.

Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PKT · Shesha Basti Talab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan